15851. The new old Greece (29:31)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Considers the recently deciphered tablets from Pylos and Knossus that have furnished evidence calling for a thorough revision of Greek history before Homer. Discusses this "brand new" world of Anc...

15852. The past in Persia (29:22)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the empire of the Persians under Darius and its destruction by Alexander the Great. Gives a glimpse of this culture through a display of a number of gold objects. (NYU) Kinescope.

15853. The unlucky traveler (29:43)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Professor Kraemer reads from an illustrated account by an Egyptian envoy, written in 1200 BC, who traveled to Syria at a time when law and order within the Egyptian empire were in a state of corrup...

15854. The pen and the word (29:38)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses early Egyptian writing of 4000 B.C. Explains the deciphering of this writing from the Rosetta stone. (NYU) Kinescope.

15857. Radiation and the population (29:34)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Points out that genetic damage is one of the most serious effects of radiation and shows how the Atomic Energy Commission's genetics research program is geared to learn how radiation damages cells ...

15858. The Food Crisis (58:45)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Contrasts the areas of the world where there is an abundance of food with the areas where starvation is a way of life, and documents the pattern which has led to the lack of an adequate food supply...

15861. Influence of Science on American Art (29:23)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Considers developments in physics, chemistry, and psychology that have affected American art. Indicates that new materials, techniques, and subject matter have been provided. Discusses theories o...

15864. How Strong Are Russia's Industry and Agriculture? (29:27)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Discussion of Russia's industry and agriculture and what that means for Russia as a country and its potential threat to the United States. This is the second episode in the series and is the second...

15865. Guatemala (29:24)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses Guatemalan politics, relations with the U.S., the use of U.S. foreign aid. Describes the country itself and its customs and habits. Shows native clothing and handicrafts. (WTTW) Kinescope.

15866. Time : the surest poison (29:35)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Explores the natural process of aging and the methods used in its study. Indicates that aging might be considered one of the deleterious side effects of radiation. Shows that since radiation inju...

15869. Early steps in the nominating process (30:16)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the early steps in the nominating process. Explains and illustrates the makeup of the national committee, the role of the national chairman, the importance of selecting a favorable conven...

15870. What makes a "good" candidate? (28:26)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the characteristics of a "good" candidate in terms of age, religion, and home state. Points out that men from populous states stand the best chance of receiving the nomination. Also dis...

15871. Time (29:06)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Explores the Oriental concept of time, showing how Eastern philosophy views the future as the tomorrow that never comes. Discusses Western fallacies connected with living for the future, and illust...

15872. Recollection (29:29)

Date:
1959
Summary:
The Indian idea that man has forgotten who or what he is through identifying himself with his individual personality is considered by Alan Watts. The “person” as the dramatic mask or social role is...

15873. Early treatment of the mentally ill (29:50)

Date:
1960
Summary:
The program -- and the series -- is introduced by explanation of the cage in the title of the series. The cage symbolizes the restraints, chains, cells and prisons in which the mentally ill were ke...

15874. Liberty and Justice for All (29:32)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the party records regarding individual freedom promised by the first amendment in the Bill of rights. Reviews the two parties' defense of these rights, especially in times when national ...

15875. Millions for Defense (29:38)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Considers the whys and wherefores of defense spending as related to both foreign policy and domestic economic policy. Discusses the question, "Is there a partisan...Democratic or Republican...answe...

15876. Queries and Sources (29:27)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Answers representative questions about ideas on Eastern philosophy discussed in preceeding films in the series Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life. Lists recommended books useful for gaining additional ...

15877. Politics Stop at the Water's Edge (29:30)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses U.S. foreign policy in terms of the men who make foreign policy decisions and how these decisions are made. (KETC) Kinescope.

15878. A party is to elect (29:23)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the performance of necessary functions by our political parties. Explains why we have the two-party system. Mentions party factions and splinter groups. (KETC) Kinescope.

15879. Eugene Ormandy : the trends in music in our time (30:36)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Mr. Ormandy discusses a serious musician’s views of rock and roll music, how to interest young people in good music, opera in English, how high orchestral performance standards are maintained, and ...

15880. A matter of acceptable risk (28:57)

Date:
1967
Summary:
Illustrates aircraft control in the crowded air lanes between New York and London. Explains the development of mathematical formulas to evaluate the present risk of collision between aircraft and t...

15881. C. Northcote Parkinson : part I (29:29)

Date:
1960
Summary:
What is Parkinson’s Law? “Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.” This law, and its ramifications, were first set out in the London Economist in 1956, after Professor Parkinso...

15882. Lloyd J. Reynolds/William M. Geer (59:34)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
[motion picture] Focuses on William Geer, lecturer in modern civilization and history, University of North Carolina, and Lloyd Reynolds, calligrapher and art historian, Reed College. Illustrates ea...

15883. Martin Luther King: The Man and the March (1:24:23)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Records the history of the late Dr. Martin Luther King's "Poor Peoples March." Shows him conferring with aides, traveling to solicit support, and developing the operational details of the March. En...

15884. Rhythmic Extensions (29:43)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The exciting topic of “stretching time” is explained by Professor Jones in this program. Devices used for continuity without change of character in the music include postponement or avoidance of ca...

15885. Major and Minor Tonalities (29:35)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Tonality, the relationship of tones and chords to the keynotes, is further explored in this program. The mood or musical character as it has been affected by major and minor tonalities in western m...

15886. Canada in crisis (53:19)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Examines the French-Anglo Canadian controversy and French-Canadian dissatisfaction with the Anglo-Canadian controlled country, and describes the economic, educational, social, and traditional facto...

15887. Old Alaska (1:28:56)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Recreates the excitement of the gold rush by showing the prospector's trails, their campsites and the gold rush cities. Illustrates with prints of the settlers, miners, and dance hall girls. Visits...

15888. David Rubadiri (29:25)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Presents Mr. Nkosi interviewing poet and educator David Rubardiri of Nyasaland and Kenyan poet Joseph Kariuki. Discusses Rubardiri's personal struggle as a creative writer in an emerging nation and...

15889. Classical orchestra : complete (29:39)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A continuation of the discussion of sonority, in which a full orchestra—strings, wind instruments and tympani—displays the musical effects which can be produced by various instruments. The Cambridg...

15890. Tonality and modulation (29:42)

Date:
1960
Summary:
In this program Professor Woodworth explains the concepts of tonality (the musical key) and modulation (a shift in key) and their place in composing music. The relations between keys, and the use a...

15892. The Social Animal (09:39)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Investigates some of the ways in which man is influenced and changed by society. Demonstrates the effect of group pressure to conform and shows the consequences of publicly stating ideas contrary t...

15893. Industrialism on the March (30:11)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Explains how industry grew after 1865 to made the U.S.A. one of the leading industrial nations by the early years of the twentieth century. Discusses factors which produced this growth--chiefly Ame...

15894. Inns and travels (15:10)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Tells the story of travels and inn keeping during the early development of America. Describes and shows various types of early vehicles including the station wagon, hotel bus and buggies.

15895. Jill of All Trades (15:04)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell a story about Jill the bee who worries about her busy work schedule. Broadly explains the variety of work bees perform including caring for larvae, gu...

15896. Ideas rule actions (29:30)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the relationship of actions to "set" and unconscious motivation. Demonstrates ideomotor action. Explains visual and tactile muscle reading. Illustrates social motivation through film c...

15897. The unity of science (29:59)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Physicists and biophysicists find common ground in interpreting the oscillation of a suspended spring. It is a simple piece of coiled metal which pulses over a small pool of mercury. The spring and...

15898. Ogden Nash, part I (29:24)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Martin Levin, teacher and editor of “The Phoenix Nest” in “The Saturday Review,” call the humor of Ogden Nash brief and critical. He explains how Nash reshapes verse in interest of humor. Nash disc...

15899. John Crowe Ransom, part I (29:26)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Ransom talks of why his poetry is difficult to comprehend. Ransom reads and discusses “Bells for John Whiteside’s Daughter,” “Piazza Piece,” “Janet Walking,” “Vision by Sweetwater,” and other poems.

15900. Science and Whole Numbers (30:08)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Explains the role of whole numbers in understanding the organization of the physical universe. Uses non-mathematical props, such as rock crystals, to point up the arithmetic nature of basic discov...